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This week’s Beat Latino goes to Nuevo Orleans! To celebrate Mardi Gras, Tunes that connect Havana Cuba and New Orleans through Carnaval celebrations and mambo dancing. From classics by Cuban maestro Perez Prado to new Latin soul by New Orlean´s Los Poyboycitos, this Beat Latino promises to keep you dancing! Happy Mardi Gras!
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnaval | Cortijo y Su Combo | Time Machine. | Musical Productions | 199 | 06:55 |
| Carnival Havana | Los Hombres Calientes | Vol. 5: Carnival. | Basin Street | 2005 | 05:20 |
| King of Latin Soul | Los Poboycitos | Brand New Dance. | Super Ultra Mega | 2010 | 03:35 |
| El Huracán y Pin Pon | The Iguanas | If You Should Ever Fall on Hard Times. | Belle Sound | 2008 | 03:38 |
| Gumbo Son | Cubanismo | Mardi Gras Mambo. | Hanibal | 200 | 05:00 |
| Manisero | Cuarteto Tiempo | Cigar Music – Tobacco Music from Havana. | Traditional Crossroads | 2000 | 04:01 |
| El Manisero | Creole Jazz Band | Jazz, Blues, Rumba and Sambas. | EPSA MUSIC/THE ORCHARD | 2007 | 03:26 |
| Mambo No. 5 | Perez Prado and his Orchestra | The Best of Perez Prado. | RCA | 2006 | 02:47 |
| Mardi Gras Mambo | Fredy Omar con su Banda | Latin Party! In New Orleans. | Mardi Gras Records | 2001 | 03:39 |
| Martin’s Mambo | The New Orleans Nightcrawlers | New Orleans Nightcrawlers. | Rounder | 1995 | 06:19 |
| The Mardi Gras Second Line | Los Hombres Calientes | Vol. 5: Carnival. | Basin Street | 2005 | 08:00 |